RCT GCS

This is the redevelopment of the Radio Telemetry Tracker Ground Control Station from v1.0. Working branch v1.0a, becomes v2.0 on release

Installation on Ubuntu (18.04+)

1. Install Miniconda
2. Download this repository
3. Navigate to the radio_collar_tracker_gcs project in a python capable terminal
4. Run conda create --name rctGCS --file conda-linux.lock
5. Run conda activate rctGCS
6. Run poetry install
7. Set the _CONDA_ROOT environment variable by echoing it into your .bashrc file. Replace /path/to/miniconda3 with your actual Miniconda installation path:

   echo 'export _CONDA_ROOT=/path/to/miniconda3' >> ~/.bashrc

8. Source your .bashrc to apply the changes:

   source ~/.bashrc

Installation on Windows 10+

1. Install Miniconda
2. Navigatte to conda bin (likey at C:\Users\<user>\anaconda3\condabin) and run .\conda init.
3. Run Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
4. Download this repository
5. Navigate to the radio_collar_tracker_gcs project in a python capable terminal
6. Run conda create --name rctGCS --file conda-win.lock
7. Run conda activate rctGCS
8. Run poetry install

Running rctGCS

1. From the command line, run conda activate rctGCS
2. Run RCTGcs

For Developers

Prerequisites:

• VSCode
• Miniconda 2023.1.0 or later

Configuration

1. Download this repository and check out the appropriate branch
2. Navigate to the radio_collar_tracker_gcs project in a python capable terminal
3. Run conda create --name rctGCS --file conda-[os].lock
4. Run conda activate rctGCS
5. Run poetry install
6. Open VSCode. Open the radio_collar_tracker_gcs project
7. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P)
8. Select Python: Select Interpreter/Python 3.9.16 ('rctGCS')
9. Install recommended extensions